07 May 2026

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Cheek Seeks PSC Position For District

Cheek Seeks PSC Position For District


Angeline Cheek of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation is the lone Democrat seeking the Public Service Commission position for District 1. The district encompasses 20 house districts and has the most square miles of any PSC district. Randy Pinocci is the current commissioner and is now seeking the Senate District 12 position. Republicans who have field for the PSC District 1 position are Je Pattison

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Vicki Vaira

Vicki Vaira


Vicki Rochelle Vaira, 68, died April 29, 2026, at her home in Sidney. She was born July 2, 1957, in Sidney to Guido and La-Vonne (Larson) Vaira. She grew up at the ranch north of Richey, enjoying all aspects of farming and ranching, in particular riding horse. She attended school at Goss School and graduated from Richey High School in 1975 as valedictorian of her class. She went on to attend Rocky

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Miss Frazer

Miss Frazer


Kyrsten Miller will represent Frazer at the Miss Montana competition May 30 at Butte’s Mother Lode Theatre. “My ultimate goal is just representation in general, since we don’t have any around here,” Miller told the Northern Plains Independent. “I want to open the door for other young women to compete. It’s a great opportunity to gain confi dence, a sisterhood and scholarships. It’s